Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 05, 2020
Granting an Extension — ALDOT's U.S.-98/SR-158 Project Takes Shape
Work on the estimated $115 million U.S.-98/SR-158 Extension Project in Ala. began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2023. Thus far the DOT has awarded four of the seven contracts for the road and bridge infrastructure construction that is taking place in Mobile County....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 08, 2020
John G. Walton Construction Leads Major SR-180 Work in Orange Beach
John G Walton Construction Co. Inc. started major work on the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $7.9-million SR-180/Canal Rd. widening in Orange Beach on Sept. 23, 2019, and the crews are very confident about meeting the December 2020 delivery date....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 16, 2020
Ammons and Blackmon Progressing on SR 181 Widening
Crews from Ammons and Blackmon Construction LLC began work on the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $19.9 million contract to widen 3.9 mi. of the north-south State Route 181 in August 2018 and are looking to complete the project in the spring of 2021....
CEG - Wed November 27, 2019
Thompson Tractor Holds Year-End Used Equipment Event
Thompson Tractor hosted a used equipment sale event at its Used Equipment Sales Center in Montgomery, Ala., on Nov. 14. The event provided in-territory customers an opportunity to take advantage of the best selection of machines for this end of year, one-day pricing inventory reduction sale....
CEG - Mon October 21, 2019
Thompson Tractor Honors First Responders at Reopening
Flanked by their Panama City, Fla., staff, owners Lucy Thompson Marsh (L) and Mike Thompson (R) officially cut the ribbon for the grand re-opening of the Panama City branch exactly one year to the day of the devastation from Hurricane Michael....
CEG - Mon September 23, 2019
Thompson Tractor Holds GOC Finals in Montgomery, Alabama
The finals of the three-part competition for the Thompson Tractor — 2019 Cat Global Operator Challenge was held in Montgomery, Ala., on Sept. 12. The top contenders from two previous events returned to compete against the best-of-the-best operators and the opportunity to represent Thompson Tractor in the regional finals, with the ultimate goal of competing against operators from around the world at the Cat Global Finals at ConExpo in Las Vegas, in 2020....
CEG - Mon August 12, 2019
Thompson Tractor Hosts Cat Challenge in Montgomery
It was part two of a three-part competition for Thompson Tractor in the Caterpillar 2019 Global Operator Challenge. The venue this time was the dealer's Montgomery, Ala., branch facility, where they hosted top operators from central/southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle for a two-day event on July 24 and 25....
CEG - Mon July 29, 2019
Thompson Tractor Hosts 2019 Cat Global Operator Challenge
Caterpillar dealers across the country are in the midst of hosting 2019 Global Operator Challenge events to find their territory's best equipment operator and send them to the regional finals in Clayton, N.C., this October....
CEG - Thu June 27, 2019
Joey Martin Holds Fleet Reduction Sale in Carrollton, Georgia
Joey Martin Auctioneers held a sale at its Carrollton, Ga., location on Friday, June 21. A big onsite and online presence made for some serious competitive bidding in vying for a terrific selection of construction machines and support equipment....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 21, 2019
Charities, Contractors Pitch In to Help Relieve Tornadoes' Devastation
As part of a powerful storm system that also tore through the Florida panhandle, South Carolina and Georgia, devastating tornadoes decimated parts of eastern Alabama during the first week of March, killing 23, injuring dozens more and leading Gov....
